UPPER DARBY—A cleaning man and his cousin, caught on camera trying to open a bank vault, waived their preliminary hearing in district court Monday and were held for trial.

Plans were to steal an estimated $100,000 to go on a fantasy vacation and instead went to jail in lieu of posting bail.

Brandon Bennett, 24, of the 100 block of East Plumstead Avenue, Lansdowne, employed by Premier Cleaning Services, of Darby, and his cousin, Jamar Gregory, 21, of the first block of East Oak Street, Trescow, were taken into custody by police on June 21 inside the Citizens Bank 32 Glendale Road.

According to Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood, the bank security monitoring company in Rhode Island was alerted as soon as they tried to open the safe and were observed on closed-circuit TV.

Officers John Millison and Stephen Tarozzi responded to the call and arrested the two men inside the bank.

“Their stupidity got them caught on a hidden camera,” Chitwood said. “The world of technology took these two guys down. They wanted the money to go on a fantasy vacation.”